Temple Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Temple Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 326 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Temple Housing Authority administered a total of 60 Section 8 Vouchers. Temple Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Temple Housing Authority is located at 700 W. Calhoun Ave., Temple, TX, 76501 and serves the city of Temple. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Temple Housing Authority at, (254) 773-2009 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Temple Housing Authority and Belton Housing Authority entered into an agreement to create the Central Texas Housing Consortium, effective January 1, 2005. The histories for the two authorities will be detailed first and then the Consortium's history will be presented.

The Housing Authority of Temple was established January 25, 1938 as a result of the 1937 Public Housing Act. It was the seventh Housing Authority created in the State of Texas.

Provide and professionally manage an adequate supply of safe, affordable housing of reasonable quality for low-income persons while administering programs that offer opportunities for residents to advance in society. Be a leader and work in partnership with other agencies to enhance the quality of life for all persons of low income in the cities served by the Consortium.